Dr Terry Sanderson alleged in court documents filed this week that the American actress was out of control when she skied into him in 2016 in the resort in Utah.

He claims she then skied off without offering enough help and assistance.

Sanderson alleged that after Paltrow was going too fast and was distracted, resulting in "knocking him down hard, knocking him out, and causing a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious injuries," she simply "got up, turned and skied away."

With the news that Snowboarder Katie Ormerod is finally well on the road to recovery after her horrific injury in Pyeongchang, we're keeping our fingers crossed for a much better 2019 for these members of the GB Park & Pipe crew.

China's official state news agency, Xinhua, has said any athletes found to have broken the law could be handed jail terms and 'criminal punishments'.

The country is set to make doping a criminal offence in 2019.

The Sports Ministry and judiciary are currently drafting proposals.

Germany introduced a similar law in December 2015 but so far no-one has been charged with the offence.

The World Anti-Doping Agency has criticised moves to criminalise doping.

China will be hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

China to host next Winter Olympics

TUESDAY 1ST JANUARY

HUGE NEW SKI AREA IN SWITZERLAND CREATED

It has been talked about for years and now it has finally happened.

The resorts of Andermatt in Canton Uri and Sedrun in Canton Graubünden have been connected by a new gondola lift.

The official Opening Ceremony has just taken place.

one huge skiing

COLORADO SNOW PACK SHRINKS

Figures just released show the snow in Colorado in the USA has reduced by 41% between 1982 and 2016.

Researchers revealed their findings at the American Geophysical Union's annual meeting in December.

A team from the University of Arizona researchers the decline is attributed to climate change and the effect it is having on Western seasonal patterns.

A different study presented at the conference found that autumn is lasting longer and summer is starting earlier.

This leaves less time for the right temperature and precipitation conditions required for snow to fall on the mountains.

In short winter is being squeezed out.

"Our winters are getting sick," that study's author, Amato Evan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, said at the conference.

Cororado, USA

And for the sake of balance...

RECORD EARLY SEASON SNOW IN COLORADO

Aspen/Snowmass has seen a huge increase in snow at the start of the 2018/19 season.

Snowmass Ski Area received 2.26m of snow in November and December.

That's more than double the 1.09m for the same peried last year.

Aspen Highlands had 2.46m of snow this November and December compared with 1.14m for the two months last year.

That's an increase of 110%.

Aspen Mountain has seen 1.67m for the two months this season compared with 0.96m last season. Buttermilk is at 1.06m so far compared with 0.51m last winter.

"The conditions on the slopes are so much better than last year and that has allowed us to open" significantly more terrain at all four ski areas, said Jeff Hanle, Skico senior vice president of communications to local media.

"We have 5,128 acres open compared to 1,898 last season."

Aspen, Colorado

CONGRATULATIONS TO CAPT LOU RUDD

A British Army officer has become the first Briton in history to trek unaided across Antarctica.